90 



J. Eliot — The SoutJi-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



remainder of the Province, more esj^ecially in South Behar and Chutia 

 Nagpore. The skies were overcast, or densely clouded, in all parts of 

 the Province, except North Bengal and Behar. 



Orissa again received very heavy rain. The following table gives 

 the amounts recorded at all the reporting stations during the 24 hours 

 preceding 6 p. M. of this day : — 



District. 



Stations. 



Rainfall. 



Pooree. 



Cuttack 



Balasore 



L 



Pooree 



Klmrdah 



Ban pur 



False Point ... 



Hookitola 



Jagatsingpore 



Banki 



Cuttack 



Kendrapara ... 



Jajpore 



Chandbali 



Bhuddruck ... 



Sora 



Balasore 



Jellasore 



Baripoda 



9-44 

 7-96 

 3-46 

 6-39 

 4-48 

 4-90 

 6-40 

 5-61 

 3-60 

 1-98 

 415 

 0-93 

 1-60 

 2-65 

 5-00 

 1-60 



General rain, moderate to heavy in amount, fell in East Bengal, 

 South- West Bengal, and Chutia Nagpore, and local showers in North 

 Bengal. No rain of any importance fell in Behar. 



The following table gives the average rainfall for the preceding 

 24 hours in the various divisions of the Province of Bengal, and indicates 

 the distribution at this time : — 



Rainfall Table of the 29th June, 1883. 



Division. 



Number of 

 stations in 

 each pro- 

 vince. 



Average 

 rainfall of 

 24 hours. 



Heaviest fall 

 in 24 hours. 



Orissa 



South-West Bengal 



16 

 46 

 26 

 27 

 16 

 17 



16 



4-32 

 0-65 

 1-59 

 0-24 

 0-03 



0-25 



9-44 

 3-76 



East Bengal 



North Beno'al 



5-50 

 2-97 



^orfjli T^plifLr 



0-25 



South Bo har 



0-02 



Sonthal Pergannahs and ) 

 Chutia Nagpore ) 



1-54 



